Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-06
LOOK TO THE NEEDY.
20 GOCisSx y0R rHR RsLIsF OF ras
rOOx THIs WIsrER
- msthoaiss Church Donation rsr,y Held
Reespsiy Raise acknowledgements
FOR the Liberal Hand Of Charity
Movemenu For the Year.

Regular correspondence OF oflSrELLIeKScKR.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 6--There are number of
families In Columbia whose circumstances
are suoh that they need assistance. The past
year has been one Of prosperity to the bor-
ough, but there are a number of poor people
In town. There II no regularly organized re-
lief society ~ In former years and these poor
people must depend on individual assistance.
The donation party held in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church on Christmas night was
for the purpose Of relieving the destitute
Orders were received for coal, flour, provls-
Ions, etc, amounting to about goo and these
articles are being applied to the wants oil me
worthy poor OF town. The stock on hand, IN
charge of the committee TO distribute the
articles, IL not suhicient TO heIp All tne poor
people. In the midst OF prosperity ihe
persons able to give should not forget that
there are poor families in Columbia who arc
in need ofchsrity.
Freight rrsHic the Past Year.
Thomas Quicker, Samuel J. Potts and
party, officials OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
were In town yesterday on a tour OF inspec-
ton.
The immense number oi freight cars han
died by the employees Of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Columbia can be imagined by look.
Ing at the following figures, which are for
the year Of 1886:
Number cfO.s.. loaded and empty, Es:, g: g; 9fs
Total number Of csrs.................,..99l 99l eQ9
To haul this large number Of cars It re.
quired the following number OF trains:
Number OF trsns,East. for yesr........,....li320 10
West ".,.'.'......'.' "tso
Total number Of trains 7os
During the year Of 1885 the movement was
huch larger, as follows l. o66, III cars, being
an excess OF "a 4l2 cars over 1855. The officers
OF the railroad state that the decrease Is due
to the trouble on the Western railroads dur
ing last summer.
A car in freight train drawn by engine
No. 900 Jumped the track at Bsnbridge yes
terday afternoon, caused by loose wheel
The south track was blocked. The wreck
crew were In service, and soon had the
wreck cleared away.
An employe Of the vesta furnace stsrte d
a car standing on the trestlework at this
place, yesterday afternoon. The car ran down
the incline plain, striking those cars stand
Ing on the track. The cars we're thrown
from the track, but were replaced by the
wreck crew.
Town Notes
meeting will be held this evening by
Gen. Welsh Camp, Sons Of Veterans, In the
lodge room Of the Railroad Brakemen.
A good sized audience was In the opers
house last night when " Our Jonathan was
presented by Moore and Viviau's company.
Some portions of the performance were well
received, but as a whole II was not very salts
factory.
The week OF prayer services Will be held
this evening in the United Brethren church.
A large sleighing party went TO Lancaster
yesterday, when an enjoyable time ~ss had
by the persons on the pleasure TIP
DR.. D. Emmet Welsh, of Jstrobe, Pa, is on
: visit Ia his psrentsip Columbia.
John Miller entertained number OF his
friends lsst evening at his house, on Locust
street. the occasion being his sixteenth birth
day.
Philip Gossler returned to the Pennsyi-
vania State college near Bellefonte, yester'
day, where he Is attending school.
George Mil, living near the Columbia roll
ing mill met with painful accident yester'
day atthe Shawnee furnaces, where be Is en-
ployed, He was struck in the face by large
piece Of coal thrown by another workman,
cutting a severe cash in his forehead. The
injury received medical attention and was
the result of al accident, as the work man did
not intend TO strike MIL with the coal.